By Sir Ronald Sanders February 18, 2022 There has been a troubling development in relations between the U.S. and the 14 independent nations of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). In the…
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COMMENTARY: Covid-19 and Credit Ratings – What can we expect?’
By: Wayne Dass February 15, 2022 The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 pandemic (Covid-19) has led to the unfortunate death to date of approximately 5.8 million persons worldwide over the past two…
COMMENTARY: Caribbean cannot ignore escalating tensions over Ukraine
By: Sir Ronald Sanders February 11, 2022 Global tension is rising concerning Ukraine, the second largest country in Europe after Russia which it borders. Ukraine was a part of the defunct…
COMMENTARY: Caribbean needs new markets for new times
By: Deodat Maharaj February 4, 2022 Earlier this week, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) revised its forecast for global growth in 2022, projecting a revised figure of 4.4% which is…
COMMENTARY: Proportional Representation in elections – key to democratic representation
By Sir Ronald Sanders The second consecutive general elections in Barbados on January 19, at which Mia Mottley’s Barbados Labour Party (BLP) won all 30 seats in the House of…
COMMENTARY: The Trinidad and Tobago Economy in 2022: ONGOING DETERIORATION, ERRORS, AND OMISSIONS.
By: Marla Dukharan January 25, 2022 Almost 20 years since this release, after our nation’s biggest ‘boom’ and possibly its deepest / longest recession / stagnation ever, there has been…
COMMENTARY: CARICOM Secretary-General’s Remarks at the Ministerial Meeting of the International Partners of Haiti
By: Carla Barnett January 25, 2022 I welcome the invitation to participate in this timely and important meeting on Haiti, a Member State of our Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Let me…
COMMENTARY: Democracy in Barbados fully entrusted to new Mia Mottley government
January 21, 2022 By Sir Ronald Sanders Rejecting the accusations of bullying and despotism that were levelled at Mia Mottley, the overwhelming majority of the electorate of Barbados returned her…
COMMENTARY: The Global Minimum Tax – Another Vulnerability Vector And Door For Discrimination Against Small States
Marla Dukaharan January 21, 2022 “Still less, let it be proposed that our properties within our own territories shall be taxed or regulated by any power on earth but our…
COMMENTARY: Commonwealth Caribbean countries – all Republics by 2030?
By Sir Ronald Sanders January 14, 2022 By 2030, it is more than likely that the eight independent Commonwealth countries which are still monarchical states, with Queen Elizabeth II as…
COMMENTARY: Governments must act urgently to end embarrassing UWI spectacle
By: Sir Ronald Sanders January 7, 2022 No individuals are greater or more valuable than Institutions. The University of the West Indies (The UWI) is the longest thriving and most…
COMMENTARY: Desmond Tutu: A Life of Servanthood Leadership
By: Wayne Campbell January 7, 2022 “I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of someone who considers himself my master. I want the…